Arch-support.



G. H. RICKE.

ARCH SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED Aus.n. wu.

1 ,299,6 1 5, l v Patented Apr. 8, 1919.

GEORGE IL nIcxE, or

anduseful Improvements in Arch-Supportsf of which the following is a specification. `l

archA My invention belongs to that' classzof supports which are inserted into(` finished shoes. It is a -separate article,'Vari'clljf not'la` part'of the shoe. j

It is a wellknown j of pain and annoyance vis yeiqieriened the users of arch supports' in adjusting land,l adaptingthe sameto the feet,and in many.A

cases the archsupports are di(soa rdedl'`for-A this reason and fa dierentstyle used Iin an effort to relieve the'foot of"` its inirmity and find relief. less severe and-marked in varyingcasesand the same support will notrelrieve, ealchffcase. A rigid and fixed arch support" cannot be used in all cases and with no tainty of relief in any cases. A heavy person will need a stronger and more firm support than a lighter person. A person having a badly broken down arch will ne'ed a softer and more yielding support than a person with a slightly broken arch. Feet of varying sizes and of different peculiar formation in their bottoms need arch supports which will fit the peculiar case in each instance. By using my support the user himself can adjust the arch support to his foot or feet. If he is heavy or light he can readily adjust the support and make it conform to his particular case. If the archis badly or slightly broken down he can adjust it to ithis requirements. As it is used the person using the same can make it higher or lower and fit any part of the foot forward and back of the arch, so that the arch will very soon adapt itself to the formation required lto give relief and properly support the arch; in other words, I 4form an arch support which can be manipulated by the user to fit his particular case. It'holds the arch up without pain and vsupports it at the same time. j

The various features of m invention and their advantages will readily become apparent from the following specification and claims.

This application is a' continuation of .my

En simmer-'INT fact that a great deal j" Figfl, is *a Vtop v1 Fig. 5, is an inverted view of \t'l.1e'arch--fa;i-l.. 4"support,"all the filler 'blocks being removed;

The broken arch is more orlb degree of cer- Anon-sorrow.

v specicat'ion of Letters Patent. Patente'dv-p. appiicationmed August 11,1917. ser1a'1No'.1s5,729.

application filed April 6,1917, Serial No.

CINCINNATI, oHIo, AssIeNoR, '11o JOHN w. ,ALEMANAND AAItoN MQNEILL, Burgos-HAMILTON COUNTY, 01110.

160,194, with some 'changes made@ therein. t

1 In the a'cco'mpanying Figure l, is an inverted v I -iawifngsi` forming l part of vthisspecification: f': i view of thearchf "support,` all the filler blocks being removed, li)

Fig.'g2, is allongitudina'l section taken onuv` ew thereoff' and" linev lof. Fig. 1, except that' the arch' supn ,'portis ynot inverted and the :filler blocks areA inserted inposition, .55

Fig. 6, is a longitudinal seetion-,ftakenaon linevG- e of F ig". 5, exceptftlhat fthe-'archsupport' is not -inyerted v and "thlefiller blocks are?, l. 1

in position.'

Figs. and "6 archvsupport The arch support part, a series of pockets at both ends and filler blocks or pads distributed as hereinafter-set forth. In carrying out my invention, I use al body part 1, made of leather or any other desirable material, and which mayA be of any desired shape or contour. At the heel end I form the pocket 2 and at the toe end I form the pocket 3 of any size and shape desired.

Adjacent to the pocket 2, I place a strip of leather 4, to form another pocket and adjacent to the pocket 3 I-place a strip of leather to provide a pocket 5. The pockets 4 and 5 are preferably loose at the inside corners 6-46. The pockets 4 and 5 each extend under the pockets 2 and 3 and are not sewed at their inner extremity, but are pen.

In the space 7 I place filler blocks to build up the support. Filler blocks may also be placed in the pockets 2, 3, 4 and 5 to adjust the support to properly it the foot.

In `the space 7 I also place the filler block 8, preferably made of leather or other material of this character. Over the face of this filler block.' 8 I place' spaced spring like strips 9, 9, one being wider thanthe othei'. These strips are held in position and connected to the filler block 8 by plates l2, one at each end; staples or cleats jas 13 holding the spring strips 9, 9 in position as shown.

is madewup of l I In Fig. 4, one of the platesi shown open the space 7 and is sewed at each end thereof to the body part 1 by stitches 20.

I may place any` number of filler blocks in this space so as to build ythe arch sup ort high or lower. as needed.' In the poc ets.

2 and 3 I may also place filler' blocks as 10v and may place as many' therein as the particular case may require to properly sup-` port the arch. I may leave one or both of the end pockets empty if desired, or ll only u one of them.

It will-be noted t any broken arch.-

`It will readily ybecome obvious that by usin my arch support, the user may manipu 'ate the same to fit this particular case, at the time he begins to use it or at any time, ,during its use in building up the broken H od 4tire y across the body portion to form caps that by my Vconstruction an arch support can b e bullt up or down to andere my invention.I t

What I laim as new and In and desire to'secure by Letters tent, without departing :from:4 the spirit of invention atent is:

1.lIn'an arch support, a body portion 40 ockets disposed at the extreme ends of sai l portion, said pockets extending enat each end, filler blocks fitting into sald pockets, and. a. filler block with its ends it- I ting into the two oppositely located pockets.

'2. In an arch support, a body portion, pockets disposed at the-extreme ends of said body portion, said pockets extendingentirely. across the body portion to form caps at each end, filler blocks for fitting into said pockets, a strap passing' from one pocket to the other, and a filler block formed of suitable material and having spring like strips passin over its face, and platessuitably connecte at each end thereof for holding said straps in position.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE l H. RIOKE.

Witnesses: L. M. DUNLAP,

H. E. CARsTE'Ns. 

